Purdy, Jolly, Giuffreda & Barranco, P.A.

Attorneys at Law

About the Firm

Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the law firm of Purdy, Jolly, Giuffreda & Barranco, P.A. was started in 1976 by former Broward County State Attorney Philip Shailer and former Chief Assistant State Attorney Richard A. Purdy (now deceased). In 1979, Bruce W. Jolly resigned from the Broward County State Attorney’s Office and joined the firm. Richard A. Giuffreda resigned from the Broward County State Attorney’s Office and joined the firm in 1992 and became a partner in 1997. Summer M. Barranco joined the firm in 1993, after graduating from Florida State University law school, and became a partner in 2005. The firm has been actively defending law enforcement officers and agencies since its inception and continues to do so with great determination and success.